पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 14, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra17.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.59°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha186.65°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra191.80°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani175.92°KanyāCitrā P1

Colombo, Sri Lanka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:56
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:56 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867383.27
Julian Day2455848.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.63°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0176°), declination -7.95°, EoT 14.65 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2011-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)